Omid Hassani

Omid Hassani was arrested in a ceremony honoring the victims of the nationwide uprising in Sanandaj. He was severely beaten and tortured and died hours later from internal bleeding and brain hemorrhage. He was 20 years old.

The national uprising of 2022 centered around the “woman, life, freedom” slogan was triggered in response to the murder of Mahsa (Zhina) Amini. The protests began sporadically in several cities and online space but in just a few days it spread to dozens of cities across Iran and the goal of the protesters changed to overthrowing the regime. <symbol-timeline></symbol-timeline>

• <coverage-outsourcing id='49207'> <reference source='https://kurdistanhumanrights.org/fa/?p=19622'> He was violently beaten and arrested while returning from a ceremony in honor of the martyrs of the nationwide uprising. According to Kurdistan Human Rights Network, hours later police officers transferred him to Tohid Hospital in Sanandaj while unconscious but he died a few hours later from blunt force trauma from baton strikes and brain hemorrhage and internal bleeding. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>